Saturday, June 20, 2009

State Senate Votes To Put Oregon In The Hemp Business

By Michelle Cole - The Oregonian
Friday June 19, 2009, 5:01 PM

SALEM -- When the history of the 2009 Legislature is written, it may record that this was the year lawmakers put Oregon in the industrial hemp business.
The Senate voted 27-2 Friday to approve a bill that clears the way for hemp to be grown and processed in Oregon if and when the federal government gives growers a green light.

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Friday, June 19, 2009

News Flash: Mother Spanks Child!!!!

GRP: What would drive a mother of twins and then a set of septuplets(6?) to do such a dastardly thing?

And of course, the Paparazzi is right there to catch it all.

Geeeeesh!

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Those Poor, Underpaid Oregon State Employees!!!!

GRP - I would hope this is Tongue-In-Cheek but then again, this is The State of Oregon and obviously, those State Employees Unions are getting the job done or, just maybe, I've lost touch with what is a reasonable salary these days.

Oregon State Employees Underpaid
by Jerry Dawson
Friday, June 19. 2009

A quick look at the salaries posted on the State of Oregon Jobs page demonstrates clearly that our state workers are grossly underpaid.

Here are some examples:

Administrator – Office of Safety & Permanency for Children - $116,000 per year

Corrections Physician Specialist - $208,056 per year

ODOT Project Manager - $82,600 per year

Elections Director - $127,884 per year

Natural Gas Program Manager - $91,020 per year

Senior Policy Analyst – Department of Energy - $71,832 per year

Pharmacist – Oregon State Hospital - $110,592 per year

With wages this low I am not certain these needed positions will even be filled.

I call on the governor and the legislature to bump these salaries up to what is more in line with the private sector so we can get quality people in our state positions.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Parking In Your Own Driveway Will Get You A Ticket In Toledo, Ohio

MSNBC/Associated Press
June 16, 2009

TOLEDO, Ohio - Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways.

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